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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Scott, John M. (Sc 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott, John M. (Sc 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 630. Photocopy of a survey, 15 December 1785, by which Scott recorded his claim for 2,663 acres on Skeggs Beaver Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, in fulfillment of his Virginia Revolutionary War land grant. Signed by Edmund Rogers. Also photocopy of sketch showing the location of the land.
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records - Licenses, 1832-1878 (Sc 2549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records - Licenses, 1832-1878 (Sc 2549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2549. Lists of licenses issued by Warren County, Kentucky for horses and jacks used for breeding purposes; taverns; persons selling playing cards; and coffee houses. Chronological lists include licensee, name of horse/jack, type of license, and fee.
Cosby, John Cooney, 1824-1881 (Sc 617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cosby, John Cooney, 1824-1881 (Sc 617), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text letter and photograph of John Cooney Cosby's grave (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 617. Letter written by John Cooney Cosby of Allen Springs, Warren County, Kentucky, to his sister, Mat P. Smock, relating family news.
Wright, Linda Sue (Sc 2548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wright, Linda Sue (Sc 2548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2548. Letter, 1959, written by Linda Sue Wright, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, to Martha Rasdall explaining that she had selected Rasdall as her "little sister" in the Future Homemakers of America chapter at North Warren High School.
Postwar Advisory Planning Commission Of Kentucky (Sc 611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Postwar Advisory Planning Commission Of Kentucky (Sc 611), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan representative of folder materials (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 611. Letters (5), reports, and lists, regarding the membership, objectives, functions, and meetings of the Postwar Advisory Planning Commission. Beulah E. (Mrs. Bert R.) Smith of Bowling Green, Kentucky was a member of the public health sub-committee.
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Travelstead, Nelle (Gooch), 1888-1974 (Sc 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 621. Letter from Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Mrs. Joe Bryant Helm, Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky, thanking her for coming to Bowling Green to play the piano for events.
Bay's Fork Association Of The Baptist Church - Kentucky (Sc 615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bay's Fork Association Of The Baptist Church - Kentucky (Sc 615), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 615. Index to minutes of Bay's Fork Association of the Baptist Church.
Lindeman, E. G. (Sc 610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lindeman, E. G. (Sc 610), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collecction 610. Letter written to Bethel Oakley, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, from E.G. Lindeman, giving information as requested about the Green River Chair Company of Livermore, Kentucky, of which Lindeman was treasurer.
Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Sc 609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thornberry, Martine (Calhoun), 1905-1972 (Sc 609), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and representative scans of over 200 items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 609. Papers relating to Martine (Calhoun) Thornberry’s position as postmaster at Livermore, McLean County, Kentucky; papers relating to the duties as postmaster and to keeping the position when a change in political parties occurred in 1954. Also some references to her work as a teacher on Indian reservations, 1927-1938, 1947-1950, and as the first woman from Kentucky to become a Marine officer, 1943-1945, 1954.
Breckinridge, John, 1760-1806 (Sc 608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Breckinridge, John, 1760-1806 (Sc 608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 608. Letter, 18 March 1792, of John Breckinridge to his brother James in Botetourt County, Virginia. The future U.S. Congressman, Senator and Attorney General writes of his intention to leave Virginia for Kentucky and his wish that his brother follow him. He also expresses his enthusiasm for acquiring cheap land north of the Ohio River, and the terms of such sales.
Kentucky Baptist Centennial Memorial Roll Book (Sc 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Baptist Centennial Memorial Roll Book (Sc 614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 614. A book of certificates which were sold for one dollar each to raise money for the Kentucky Baptist
Centennial Memorial Fund. The buyers were members of the Providence Knob Baptist Church, Warren County, Kentucky. Many unsold certificates are in the book.
Wilson, Thomas (Sc 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Thomas (Sc 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 12. Will of Thomas Wilson, Henry County, Virginia.
Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury, 1876-1944 (Sc 2547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury, 1876-1944 (Sc 2547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2547. Printed letter of condolence from Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, 3 April 1942, written to Mrs. Matthew J. Carney on the death of her husband.
Cearnal, Elijah (Sc 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cearnal, Elijah (Sc 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 588. A ciphering book kept by Elijah Cearnal as a student. The name "Patrick Carnall" is also written in the book.
Wilkerson, Brice W. (Sc 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilkerson, Brice W. (Sc 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 586. A ciphering book kept by Brice W. Wilkerson, of either Simpson County of Logan County, Kentucky, as a student. The name “Stanley Wilkerson” is also noted in the book.
Sutherland, Daniel, 1797-1835 (Sc 589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sutherland, Daniel, 1797-1835 (Sc 589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 589. Ciphering book of Daniel Sutherland, probably of Casey County, Kentucky, dated 31 March 1825 to 2 December 1825. It was also used for the period from 16 July 1828 to 9 October 1828, and indications are that this record was the work of Uriah S. Sutherland.
Boles, Charles Elam, 1887-1982 (Sc 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boles, Charles Elam, 1887-1982 (Sc 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 599. Journal of C.E. Boles containing a record of his farming activities during the summer of 1912 in Barren County, Kentucky. Also C. E. Boles’ account with S. H. Boles during the same time period is recorded.
Royalty, John Miles, 1862-1939 (Sc 597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Royalty, John Miles, 1862-1939 (Sc 597), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 597. Letters to John M. Royalty of Willisburg, Washington County, Kentucky, 1886-1928 (5); Washington County tax receipts, 1909-1938 (21); dog licenses, 1919-1927 (5); The Knights of the Maccabees of the World receipts, 1909-1912 (5); and miscellaneous items.
Motley, Matthew, 1786-1845 (Sc 591), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Motley, Matthew, 1786-1845 (Sc 591), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 591. Ciphering book, 1800-1801, kept by Matthew Motley of Allen County, Kentucky. Business accounts,1807-1811, of John Motley, father of Matthew, and business accounts, 1805-1823, of Matthew, who was a cabinetmaker, are documented in the back of the book; other notations record the hiring out of enslaved persons, medicinal remedies, and a poetic reaction to the New Madrid earthquake, 1811.
Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 584. Correspondence chiefly of Mrs. Mary (Taylor) Leiper Moore, Librarian of the Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, with politicians, principally of Kentucky.
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans including slave items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 603. Chiefly business papers of the Chism family of Monroe County, Kentucky, with most of the papers being those of J. T. Chism (1810-1884). Includes slave items, 1808, 1856 (2); letters pertaining to the pork industry and trade, 1867-1880 (36); doctor’s letters containing medical instructions for patient and prescriptions, 1863-1864 (4); receipts for goods sold to Union forces, 1863-1864 (8); and miscellaneous items.
Rapp, Ernest William, B. 1941 (Sc 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rapp, Ernest William, B. 1941 (Sc 605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 605. Photocopy of paper by Ernest W. Rapp, titled, “A Memorial to John G. Durham,” which was written for a history course at Western Kentucky University. The John Durham Collection (MSS 9) in the Manuscripts Division of the WKU Special Collections Library was used in writing this paper.
Smith, Esther (Lamastus), 1907-1994 (Sc 2544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Esther (Lamastus), 1907-1994 (Sc 2544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2544. Reminiscences of Esther (Lamastus) Smith of her family and childhood on a farm in Butler County, Kentucky. Smith provides family information and covers topics such as livestock raising, school games, spinning wool, transportation, telephone service, hair styles and other aspects of rural life. Includes poems, presumably by Smith.
Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 - Relating To (Sc 2545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 - Relating To (Sc 2545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2545. Guest register from a reception for Allan Trout held at the Kentucky Building, Western Kentucky University, on 18 May 1969 to mark the first public exhibit of a collection of papers and artifacts Trout donated to the University.
Smith, Alexander (Sc 596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Alexander (Sc 596), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 596. Ciphering book, 1799, made by Alexander Smith, who was a school master in Prince George County, Virginia. Henry Oiler? states that it is his ciphering book, so perhaps he was a student of
Smith’s. A few business accounts of Oiler’s are recorded.
Perry, Minerva W. (Martin), 1820-1906 (Sc 592), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perry, Minerva W. (Martin), 1820-1906 (Sc 592), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 592. Ciphering book kept by Minerva W. (Martin) Perry of Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, with the only date noted being that of 28 June 1830. Other names are written in the book, and
birth and death dates of members of a Martin family are listed.
Browning, George Strother, 1789-1849 (Sc 598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Browning, George Strother, 1789-1849 (Sc 598), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 598. Memorandum book of George Strother Browning, Russellville, Kentucky, pertaining to the estate of John Duncan, of which Browning was administrator, 1825-1834; listing of property Browning gave to Duncan’s children, 1831-1847; and various receipts.
Hamilton, William D. (Sc 590), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hamilton, William D. (Sc 590), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 590. Ciphering book, writer unknown, possibly kept during the 1830s. W.D. Hamilton’s name with notes dated in the 1870s appears on several pages of the book and his address is listed as Hamilton, Ohio County, Kentucky.
Halcomb, Warren G. (Sc 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Halcomb, Warren G. (Sc 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 587. Ciphering book of Warren G. Halcomb’s of Caswell County, North Carolina, which he kept from 11 September 1809 to 15 July 1815. Other entries in the book include a few family names and dates, personal business notes, and a recipe for the cure of rheumatism. Loose items, 1840-1854, found in the book concern the slave trade, 1840 and 1849.
Davis, William M. (Sc 585), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davis, William M. (Sc 585), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 585. Letter written from DeKalb County, Georgia, by William M. Davis, to William R. Griffith, Owensboro, Kentucky, pertaining to attempts being made to move the Cherokee Indians from Georgia. Davis was employed by the federal government to induce the Indians to emigrate. He also mentions the gold region that is in the Indian Territory.